Re: [Celtics' Stuff Obie isn't my friend

[stephen beauregard <sb@maine.rr.com>]

Rope-a-dope? After that horrible loss, Mike Gorman interviewed Mobley and asked
that since the Rockets will be hard pressed to make the playoffs why not mail it
in after they were down 20 after one.
Mobley said they all watched the Dallas tape and saw their rally and figured they
could do the same. I guess that is the way to beat Boston, since everyone knows
we have some of the cockiest players in the league. Give them a double digit
lead, lull them into a false sense of security then pour it on at the end.

Peace

Celtic4Hire@aol.com wrote:

> Here is another loss on a game we should have won. Some people will attribute
> it to our lack of rebounding or defense. Yes, these are things we should have
> done better. Others will say it was infamiliarity with the inclusion of
> Rogers and Delk. They definitely looked lost out there (kind of like JJ did <
> g>). But the common theme I have noticed is that Pierce and Walker are not
> getting the ball in good positions to score. When we win, it is usually
> behind Pierce and occasionally behind Walker. Our studs will be taking the
> ball to the hoop or scoring from outside. It just isn't happening in our
> losses. I have noticed a disturbing trend of a difficulty of Kenny getting
> the entry pass into Pierce. He is forcing Pierce to come out all the way to
> the 3 point line. Plus, Kenny is going back to his old habit of pounding the
> ball into the gorund trying to score when he needs to get the ball to the
> guys who actually can score. Kenny, you can't beat anybody anymore. In this
> gimmick offense, what works is when Pierce or Walker either shoot over the
> top or take it to the rim and then kick the ball out to the open shooters for
> 3s. Part of the problem is Obies insane reliance of Erik Williams, who the
> defense gambles off of. If we are going to go with this gimmick offense, we
> need to stay in it and it can't be with that bricklayer Erik Williams on the
> court. Kenny needs a refresher on what is role is: to get the ball to Walker
> and Pierce and be ready to make a 20 foot jumper on a kickout. That is what
> he was doing earlier in the season, not trying to be the guy that makes the
> play. I think this stuff is Obie's job.
>
> Other notes:
> VP has be totally stinking up the joint this past month if anyone has
> noticed. I really liked the way Blount looked in the Laker game. Obie
> actually noticed it too and suprisingly let him play half of the 3 and all of
> the 4th quarter. Now, Obie hasagain totally forgot about him again. I'm not a
> great Blount fan but I think a fire hydrant could play better than VP right
> now.
>
> Rodney Rogers is huge.
>
> Kedrick was a DNP just like I predicted. You don't think he might have been
> able to play some defense on Mobley? I think Obie's dream team includes a
> smallish guy at the shooting guard with him putting Delk as the starting 2
> and the consistant playing of Strickland there also. I am starting to wonder
> if the Celtics (Walker and Pierce) aren't just so talented that they are
> getting by inspite of poor coaching decisions by Obie. I think Pitino's
> defensive pressing gimmick held them back and now I wonder about some of
> Obie's decisions. It is going to be funny on how we trade Kedrick away this
> summer and say that we were able to trade him and still not affect the
> playing rotation.....
>
> DJessen33
>
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